Improvement in gates



MUNSON E.l KENT, or WEST UNION, IOWA;

LeuttersPatent No.. 80,969, dated August 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

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Be it known that I, MUNSON F. KENT, of West Union, in the county of Fayette, and State of Iowa, have invented-a new and improved Gate; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing ,is la. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, refer'e'nee being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciticationi.:j l

This invention relates to a new and improved method of constructing gates, whereby the same are more .easily opened and shut, and whereby tbesame are less liableto obstructionfrom heavy snows. v

It consists of slats or bars, held together by chains or cords passing through said slats at the top and bottom, attached to a vertical post, upon which said slat'sare wound, the whole being in a frame, which moves up and down upon the gatepdst. v j A VThe drawingrepresents af front viewof the gateand gate-posts, the red lines indicating the position of the gate when the same is raised. Y l

A is the gate-post. B is tbe'top piece and D the bottom piece of. the frame, to which the gateis fastened, secured togetherby the side pieces-E;

C is a vertical post, turning in the top pieceA and bottom piece D, to which the gate-bars or slats la are fastened 'by the chain k, and upon which said gate-bars a are wound when the gate is closed. i, F is an axle, passing through the gate-post A. Upon it is wound the cord or chain 1c. 'It is provided with a head or wheel, by which it is turned.

G is a buttob, to stop the axle F from turn1ng.

a, bars or slats, of which the gate is composed.

e are fastenings, to hold the gate shut.

K, the rope orchain, by which the gate is raised oi' lowered.

a is the cord, passing over the pulley P, wound upon the post G, by which the gate is wound up or opened by the weight w. j Y l e', the pivot, on which pulley P turns.

L is a chain and pin, by which the gato is held up.

The gate-post Aris represented' in the' drawing with its-front side taken off, disclosing the cord or chain It. SaidV gate-post is made in two .parts or 'one part, with a mortse in it, in which the frame, composed of the parts E B D, moves upwards and downwards. t Said post 'A has throligh. it an axle, F, with a head o r wheel on the outside, upon which the cord or-chain K is wound. Said cord Kis attached to the lower part of the frame D, so that when the axle F is turned, the cord K is wound upon it', thereby raising, or, by moving in the opposite direction, lowering, the frame E D, and the vertical post C, to which the gate is attached. A button, G, is attached to side of the gate-.post A, which, fitting on t the hea'd' of the axle, prevents it-from turning.

The vertical post C turns in the partsof the frame B D, operating like a drum, upon which the's'lats a and chain It are wound when the gate is being opened. i

To the top of said post Cis attached a cord, a', and which said cord is wound around said post. To the other end of said cord afgis attached a weight, w. Said cord a passes over the pulley P.- The operation is such, that when the fastenings E are loosened, the 'slats a and chain 7 are wound upon the posts C by means of 'the weight w and cord a, thereby opening the gate.

The advantages are, that the gate by this means can'be raised above and out ofthe way of snow or other obstructions, andthat the gate may-be openedv and closed in any position, and; also that it may be opened or closed withouttaking up the room or meeting with any of the obstructions in thoway of other gates.'

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenti 'v 1. AThe vertical rslats va, connected by the chain h to thepost C, all-constructed arranged, and operating. substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The gate-postal, in combination with axle F and cordK, by'meansl of which'said gate. is raised, substantially as shown and described, 'and for the purposes set forth. v

3. The vertical post C, in combination with the cord a and weight w, by means of which said gate is opened, substantially as `shown and described, and for the purposes set forth. Y MUNSON F. KENT.

Witnesses JAeoB SWANK, JAMES Cowan. 

